MPT in the Community

Remaking American Medicine: Health Care for the 21st Century

October 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2006

Remaking American Medicine (RAM) is a campaign to help ensure Medicare recipients are receiving the highest quality care possible, encouraging community-based activity in Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) throughout the country. As part of the outreach campaign, PBS broadcasts RAM, the four-part documentary series, produced by Crosskeys Media, during the month of October to foster public interest.

Throughout the fall, the series will be screened at hospitals and nursing homes around the area and will be followed by discussions. Each part of the series will feature individual doctors, nurses, administrators, and patients who are striving for the betterment of care. Medical errors, hospital-acquired infections, chronic diseases such as diabetes, and the development of patient-doctor bonds will be chronicled from places close to home like Johns Hopkins to places farther away-Pennsylvania, Georgia, and LA.

The Maryland RAM coalition, led by MPT, is partnering with a number of local organizations, including Delmarva Foundation, MD Hospital Association, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, American Heart Association, Voices for Quality Care, and MD Department of Aging, to provide public discussion opportunities about improving health care in MD.

LEARN MORE:

On-air

Second Opinion: Taking Charge of Your Health Care, Sundays at 11 AM on MPT
Journey to Health, Fridays at 3:30 AM on MPT
The Kojo Nnamdi Show, October 17 at 1 PM on 88.5FM WAMU radio. Sorrel King, guest (local patient safety advocate and featured on Remaking American Medicine series)
Innovation "Miracle Cell", October 23 at 10 PM on MPT
Good News: How Hospitals Heal Themselves, October 25 at 10:30 PM on MPT
RAM on WETA
RAM on WHUT-TV

In Community

Culture Change Seminars
Register to attend all-day seminars & discussions on improving long-term care institutions across the state. Sponsored by Voices for Quality Care (LTC), Inc.
Courage To Change Conference
September 28, University of Maryland College Park. Excerpt screening of Remaking American Medicine. Sponsored by the Delmarva Foundation.

Online

American Heart Association
Patient information sheets on cardiovascular disease and stroke. Available in Spanish.
Local Champions of Change
Interviews with Dr. Eric Aldrich, The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Dr. Rafael H. Llinas, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on the biggest problems in healthcare today and proactive tips for patients.
Champions of Change National Symposium
Click to access webcast and supporting materials of national symposium on improving healthcare. John Hockenberry, moderator.
Go Red For Women
Patient/consumer information links and information on women's cardiac health.
Maryland Patient Safety Center brings together health care providers to study the causes of unsafe practices and put practical improvements in place to prevent errors. Designated in 2004 by the Maryland Healthcare Commission, the Center's vision is to make Maryland hospitals and nursing homes the safest in the nation. Download their op-ed about the Remaking American Medicine series (requires Adobe Reader)
Remaking American Medicine website
Click to access clips from the series, patient tools and resources, information on The 100,000 Lives Campaign, and DVD purchase links.

The Remaking American Medicine series and accompanying national outreach campaign are made possible thanks to the following funders and supporters: the Amgen Foundation, lead sponsor; The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, major underwriter; The Nathan Cummings Foundation; and the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation. Additional resources have been provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, agencies of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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